Johnson Lee and two others charged with cheating (Updated)

KUALA LUMPUR: The founder of the controversial money game “JJ Poor to Rich", Johnson Lee, and two others were jointly charged with cheating an owner of a motor workshop into investing RM4,700 in the investment scheme, at a magistrate’s court, yesterday.
The 28-year-old Lee Chong Sen, or Johnson Lee as he is known, and Lim Seong Wei, 30, a coffee shop helper and Pang Chee Peng, 30, a dispatch rider were charged with cheating Yeoh Kian Lai, 45, to invest in the JJPTR investment scheme, which promised non-existent profits.
They pleaded not guilty to the charge.
They are alleged to have induced Yeoh into investing RM4,700 cash into the bank account of a company, PCP Global Tech Sdn Bhd.
The offence was committed at a bank at Jinjang Selatan at about 1.30pm on Mar 30, 2017.
They were charged under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating, which carries a jail term of up to 10 years, whipping, and a fine upon conviction.

Lee appeared calm as the charges were read to him.
Deputy public prosecutor K. Vasugi suggested RM8,000 bail for each of the accused. Lee’s lawyer Nick Tan Meow Khoon said Lee is a part-time worker and earns about RM2,000 to RM3,000 per month and asked for a lower amount of bail.
Lim and Pang’s lawyer G. Jaya Prem, said Lim is a helper at a coffee shop in Penang and earns RM2,000 a month and supports his mother, aged between 70 to 80 years old, and his sister, who is a disabled person.
Jaya said Pang works as a part-time dispatch rider and earns RM2,000 a month and supports his father, who is retired, and his mother, who is a housewife.
He asked the court to use its discretion to grant a lower sum of bail.
Magistrate Siti Radziah Kamarudin granted RM4,000 bail to each of the accused and fixed Nov 2 for mention.